Book Description
Kate Adrleigh is everything the Victorian English gentlewoman is not--outspoken, free-thinking, American...and a writer of the frowned upon "penny-dreadfuls."
Soon after her arrival in Essex, England, a body is unearthed in a nearby archeological dig--and Kate has the chance to not only research her latest story...but to begin her first case with amateur detective Sir Charles Sheridan.
Customer Reviews:
A Quaint Little Cozy .......2006-11-26
Death at Bishop's Keep is the first book by Robin Paige/Susan Wittig Albert that I have read. The "Cozy" mystery has never really been my first choice for a book to read. That being said, I was a little more than pleasantly surprised to find how much I truly enjoyed this book! Kate Ardleigh receives news that not only does she have relatives she never knew existed, her Aunt Sabrina has requested that she come to England to stay with her and become her personal secretary. Kate is so NOT your every day woman of the Victorian time! She is brash, outstoken, quick-witted, doesn't give a hoot about fashion....and is the author of some very popular "penny-dreadfuls"! What a wonderfully strong female character! Once she arrives at Bishop's Keep, Kate finds herself at once mixed up in all sorts of situations: a secret occult society, a closet full of family skeletons, tensions abound, and a local murder!
Sir Charles Sheridan is a guest the Ardleigh's neigbors, and a bit eccentric himself. A bit of an amatuer scientist, Charles is trying to help the local police solve the murder of the unknown French man. He is at once dazzled and frustrated with Kate. What ensues is a great mystery and the development of characters that I can't wait to read about again!!
This is truly..........2006-08-09
...a Victorian mystery. I enjoyed the character development in this book and (as it is my lot to always read series out of order) had already read several of the others. It was nice to read where it all began. As this is the first in the series the style isn't as well developed as the later books which is why a star is missing in my review. One thing I really like about this series is that anyone can read them. I could give these to daughters or nieces without worrying about the need to dodge sexual content or foul language. True to the Victorian times; mature subjects are hinted at but not discussed in gruesome detail and without delicacy.
I feel like the Lone Ranger............2006-04-13
I have read all of the previously recorded 17 reviews of this book and I definitely feel like the Lone Ranger. I looked at the top of the page to see that I was on page 124 (beginning Chapter 24 for goodness sakes!!) and I was about to tear my hair out wondering when this thing was going to get going. Not a good sign!
I had purposely read all the reviews before I ordered this book thinking I couldn't go wrong with this one. I should have known that a book with no reviews with less than 4 stars had to mean something, either everyone else REALLY loved it or the people with alternative views had decided to stay home. Well, I forced myself to finish it. To add insult to injury, I figured out who the murderer was and even why (which is obvious once you know who).
My theory is, both Kathryn and Sir Charles are very strong characters and in this book they are not yet working together. Because of this the book breaks up into his investigations and her investigations. Also, because the book takes place in Victorian times the female role has to be very carefully crafted. She can be slightly unconventional but not extremely so. Having effectively divided the book in half the authors cannot spend a large amount of time explaining how each detective comes up with their facts, conclusions, deductions. As a result I sometimes felt that information was just thrown at me without very much ground work so that I accepted it as a naturally drawn conclusion.
I have read hundreds of mystery stories. Some I didn't care for but most I love. Some I absolutely adore. My taste seems to tend toward those written in the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. I have been trying to branch out, sort of bring myself up to speed by trying modern authors but who still write in period settings. Unhappily, the Robin Paige books will not become part of my collection. I have, however, added Ashley Gardner to the adore column, just in case you think I'm always negative!
--Enjoyable Victorian mystery--.......2005-05-29
DEATH AT BISHOP'S KEEP was written by the husband and wife team of Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert. It's their first story in a series of Victorian mysteries. The authors are writing under the name of Robin Paige. I recently became interested in the books when Susan Albert gave a talk at my local library. Her lecture was very interesting and she touched a little bit into the history of the forensic sciences that were just starting to be developed during the Victorian age. I was intrigued and ready to read the first story.
Kate Ardleigh is the main character of DEATH AT BISHOP`S KEEP. She's a strong and independent American woman who leaves New York when summoned to England by her aunt, Sabrina Ardleigh. Kate was unaware that she even had any relatives left in England. She's actually asked to be her aunt's secretary. Sabrina's home is called Bishop's Keep where she lives with her sister. Kate loves the idea of traveling to England and because she's a secret writer of short stories for a monthly magazine, she feels that she'll acquire a lot of fascinating material for her stories. Aunt Sabrina is a kind woman who Kate admires. Surprisingly, she is a member of a clandestine group called the Order of the Golden Dawn. Kate learns a little about the organization while working on Aunt Sabrina's papers. Unfortunately, Sabrina's sister, Bernice Jaggers shows no welcome to her niece and tells her that she didn't want her to come and to address her as Aunt Jaggers.
At the beginning of Kate's visit, the body of an unknown man is found at a local archaeological dig. When some other deaths take place, Kate feels that there must be some connection to the first death. Sir Charles Sheridan is the duel character to Kate. He's a wealthy and intelligent man who is fascinated with all of the new sciences that are just emerging. He and Kate meet and find each other to be interesting, but a kind of rivalry is sparked between them when they both become involved in helping to solve the mysteries.
I liked the premise and I'm looking forward to reading the next story. From my own experience, a series like this can get even better when the characters become more seasoned and start playing off one another
Spiritualists, Scarabs, and Hags-Oh My.......2005-04-28
Husband and wife team Susan and Bill Albert, writing under the pseudonym Robin Paige, launch with this book a series of Victorian mysteries. This being the first book in a series the first order of business is to introduce the readers to the main characters and this writing duo does a fine job of it. We are first introduced to Miss Kate Ardleigh, an American woman in her mid twenties who has been raised by her maternal uncle after the deaths of her English father and Irish mother. Kate works as a personal secretary for ladies in New York and secretly writes a mystery serial for a New York newspaper. She keeps it a secret and writes under a pseudonym because Victorian ladies aren't supposed to even read mystery novels, let alone write them.
Kate ends up going to England to work for her father's sister, an aunt that she never knew existed and finds that this aunt is quite well off. She also finds another aunt, a vile wretch of a woman who knows something on the good aunt and holds it over her head so that she will be allowed to live at Bishop's Keep and run the household. It doesn't take the reader long to really despise Aunt Jaggers and since this is a mystery I read on vigorously in hopes that somebody would murder this hateful old hag.
Soon after her arrival in England, Kate makes the acquaintance of Sir Charles Sheridan, an amateur photographer who believes that technology like the camera and fingerprinting are the wave of the future when it comes to solving crimes. When Kate first meets him he is already trying to solve the mysterious murder of a stranger whose body was found in an archeological dig. Kate becomes immediately intrigued because she wants to study real crimes in order to gain material for her so-called penny dreadful mystery series.
As the story evolves there are two more murders to be solved, a cult to be infiltrated and peacock feathers to be traced. All in all, I must say that this is a very good and imaginative mystery novel with wonderful plot twists and enough clues to allow the reader to figure out the mystery if you pay close attention. The characters are very well developed and are incredibly believable and the historical detail is marvelous and adds a great deal to the story. There is also a slight thread of sexual tension running throughout the book that I assume will come to something farther along in the series. I already have found myself becoming attached to these fictional characters, especially the cook who seems like my kind of woman. Finally, all of the loose ends are wrapped up at the end of the story, which is a virtue that many books of this type do not share. Nothing irritates me more than red herrings that are just forgotten about and never explained. Thankfully that trait is gloriously absent from this book.
I found that this book started off a little slowly and I wasn't at all sure that I was going to like this series, but I must admit that the story picked up in a hurry and I soon found that I was having trouble putting it down. I lost some sleep by reading when I should have been in bed but I think that my sleep depravation was well worth it. I highly recommend this book.
Customer Reviews:
A Quaint Little Cozy .......2006-11-26
Death at Bishop's Keep is the first book by Robin Paige/Susan Wittig Albert that I have read. The "Cozy" mystery has never really been my first choice for a book to read. That being said, I was a little more than pleasantly surprised to find how much I truly enjoyed this book! Kate Ardleigh receives news that not only does she have relatives she never knew existed, her Aunt Sabrina has requested that she come to England to stay with her and become her personal secretary. Kate is so NOT your every day woman of the Victorian time! She is brash, outstoken, quick-witted, doesn't give a hoot about fashion....and is the author of some very popular "penny-dreadfuls"! What a wonderfully strong female character! Once she arrives at Bishop's Keep, Kate finds herself at once mixed up in all sorts of situations: a secret occult society, a closet full of family skeletons, tensions abound, and a local murder!
Sir Charles Sheridan is a guest the Ardleigh's neigbors, and a bit eccentric himself. A bit of an amatuer scientist, Charles is trying to help the local police solve the murder of the unknown French man. He is at once dazzled and frustrated with Kate. What ensues is a great mystery and the development of characters that I can't wait to read about again!!
This is truly..........2006-08-09
...a Victorian mystery. I enjoyed the character development in this book and (as it is my lot to always read series out of order) had already read several of the others. It was nice to read where it all began. As this is the first in the series the style isn't as well developed as the later books which is why a star is missing in my review. One thing I really like about this series is that anyone can read them. I could give these to daughters or nieces without worrying about the need to dodge sexual content or foul language. True to the Victorian times; mature subjects are hinted at but not discussed in gruesome detail and without delicacy.
I feel like the Lone Ranger............2006-04-13
I have read all of the previously recorded 17 reviews of this book and I definitely feel like the Lone Ranger. I looked at the top of the page to see that I was on page 124 (beginning Chapter 24 for goodness sakes!!) and I was about to tear my hair out wondering when this thing was going to get going. Not a good sign!
I had purposely read all the reviews before I ordered this book thinking I couldn't go wrong with this one. I should have known that a book with no reviews with less than 4 stars had to mean something, either everyone else REALLY loved it or the people with alternative views had decided to stay home. Well, I forced myself to finish it. To add insult to injury, I figured out who the murderer was and even why (which is obvious once you know who).
My theory is, both Kathryn and Sir Charles are very strong characters and in this book they are not yet working together. Because of this the book breaks up into his investigations and her investigations. Also, because the book takes place in Victorian times the female role has to be very carefully crafted. She can be slightly unconventional but not extremely so. Having effectively divided the book in half the authors cannot spend a large amount of time explaining how each detective comes up with their facts, conclusions, deductions. As a result I sometimes felt that information was just thrown at me without very much ground work so that I accepted it as a naturally drawn conclusion.
I have read hundreds of mystery stories. Some I didn't care for but most I love. Some I absolutely adore. My taste seems to tend toward those written in the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. I have been trying to branch out, sort of bring myself up to speed by trying modern authors but who still write in period settings. Unhappily, the Robin Paige books will not become part of my collection. I have, however, added Ashley Gardner to the adore column, just in case you think I'm always negative!
--Enjoyable Victorian mystery--.......2005-05-29
DEATH AT BISHOP'S KEEP was written by the husband and wife team of Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert. It's their first story in a series of Victorian mysteries. The authors are writing under the name of Robin Paige. I recently became interested in the books when Susan Albert gave a talk at my local library. Her lecture was very interesting and she touched a little bit into the history of the forensic sciences that were just starting to be developed during the Victorian age. I was intrigued and ready to read the first story.
Kate Ardleigh is the main character of DEATH AT BISHOP`S KEEP. She's a strong and independent American woman who leaves New York when summoned to England by her aunt, Sabrina Ardleigh. Kate was unaware that she even had any relatives left in England. She's actually asked to be her aunt's secretary. Sabrina's home is called Bishop's Keep where she lives with her sister. Kate loves the idea of traveling to England and because she's a secret writer of short stories for a monthly magazine, she feels that she'll acquire a lot of fascinating material for her stories. Aunt Sabrina is a kind woman who Kate admires. Surprisingly, she is a member of a clandestine group called the Order of the Golden Dawn. Kate learns a little about the organization while working on Aunt Sabrina's papers. Unfortunately, Sabrina's sister, Bernice Jaggers shows no welcome to her niece and tells her that she didn't want her to come and to address her as Aunt Jaggers.
At the beginning of Kate's visit, the body of an unknown man is found at a local archaeological dig. When some other deaths take place, Kate feels that there must be some connection to the first death. Sir Charles Sheridan is the duel character to Kate. He's a wealthy and intelligent man who is fascinated with all of the new sciences that are just emerging. He and Kate meet and find each other to be interesting, but a kind of rivalry is sparked between them when they both become involved in helping to solve the mysteries.
I liked the premise and I'm looking forward to reading the next story. From my own experience, a series like this can get even better when the characters become more seasoned and start playing off one another
Spiritualists, Scarabs, and Hags-Oh My.......2005-04-28
Husband and wife team Susan and Bill Albert, writing under the pseudonym Robin Paige, launch with this book a series of Victorian mysteries. This being the first book in a series the first order of business is to introduce the readers to the main characters and this writing duo does a fine job of it. We are first introduced to Miss Kate Ardleigh, an American woman in her mid twenties who has been raised by her maternal uncle after the deaths of her English father and Irish mother. Kate works as a personal secretary for ladies in New York and secretly writes a mystery serial for a New York newspaper. She keeps it a secret and writes under a pseudonym because Victorian ladies aren't supposed to even read mystery novels, let alone write them.
Kate ends up going to England to work for her father's sister, an aunt that she never knew existed and finds that this aunt is quite well off. She also finds another aunt, a vile wretch of a woman who knows something on the good aunt and holds it over her head so that she will be allowed to live at Bishop's Keep and run the household. It doesn't take the reader long to really despise Aunt Jaggers and since this is a mystery I read on vigorously in hopes that somebody would murder this hateful old hag.
Soon after her arrival in England, Kate makes the acquaintance of Sir Charles Sheridan, an amateur photographer who believes that technology like the camera and fingerprinting are the wave of the future when it comes to solving crimes. When Kate first meets him he is already trying to solve the mysterious murder of a stranger whose body was found in an archeological dig. Kate becomes immediately intrigued because she wants to study real crimes in order to gain material for her so-called penny dreadful mystery series.
As the story evolves there are two more murders to be solved, a cult to be infiltrated and peacock feathers to be traced. All in all, I must say that this is a very good and imaginative mystery novel with wonderful plot twists and enough clues to allow the reader to figure out the mystery if you pay close attention. The characters are very well developed and are incredibly believable and the historical detail is marvelous and adds a great deal to the story. There is also a slight thread of sexual tension running throughout the book that I assume will come to something farther along in the series. I already have found myself becoming attached to these fictional characters, especially the cook who seems like my kind of woman. Finally, all of the loose ends are wrapped up at the end of the story, which is a virtue that many books of this type do not share. Nothing irritates me more than red herrings that are just forgotten about and never explained. Thankfully that trait is gloriously absent from this book.
I found that this book started off a little slowly and I wasn't at all sure that I was going to like this series, but I must admit that the story picked up in a hurry and I soon found that I was having trouble putting it down. I lost some sleep by reading when I should have been in bed but I think that my sleep depravation was well worth it. I highly recommend this book.
Average customer rating:
- great romance, but a bit boring
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Book Description
Charlotte Tasker has always been a good girl, so she married the most decent, reliable man she could find even though their love life was a bit on the predictable side. Thirteen years later, she's a widowed mom who runs her company, prepares three vegetarian meals a day for her children, and volunteers for just about every good deed in town. But no one knows that Charlotte has a secret weakness for squirt cheese, erotic poetry-and the mystery man she lost her virginity to in a reckless roadside tryst, moments before she got engaged. They never exchanged names, and even now, Charlotte can't stop fantasizing about that spectacular stranger....DEA agent Joe Bellacera isn't crazy about having to hide out in Minton, Ohio before testifying at the trial of a notorious drug lord. But he's handling it just fine....until he lays eyes on a fiery redhead and a hot little body he'd recognize anywhere. Joe's never had another woman like Charlotte since that day thirteen years ago. Now she's his neighbor-and strictly off-limits....Amid the balmy, honeysuckle-scented breezes of a Midwestern summer, sense and sensibility are about to be subverted by an ice cream-loving dog, conspiring kids, and nosy neighbors. And when the Widow Tasker's fantasies meet the rock-hard reality of Agent Bellacera, let the fireworks begin....
Customer Reviews:
great romance, but a bit boring.......2007-03-07
as the title says - it is public displays of affection. the romance is hot - literally - but the story is a bit boring.
Meanreader.......2006-08-24
Despite a couple of very improbable scenarios, this book was joyable and a pleasant read.
Public Displays of Affection.......2006-08-24
Fifty cents, at a thrift store, and I finished it in less than a day. That shows how I easily get sucked into these sappy romance novels.
Okay, Charlotte lost her virginity in an anonymous encounter on the side of the road thirteen years ago, on her way to get proposed to. And her, and the man, Joe, always remember.
Now, thirteen years later, she is a widow with two kids. He's a DEA Agent going into hiding because some drug lord guy has a price on his head. And they end up being nextdoor neighbors.
Intriguing? I thought so. If you are a fan of these sappy romances, then go for it. But if you get offended at the slightest mention of sex then I would advise you stay away from this book because there's a whole lot of it in it.
Public Displays of Affection.......2006-03-14
Liked the book. Enjoyed the characters. Although the characters were likeable and interesting enough, I didn't feel ilke I was drawn in as much as I could have been. Other than that, I really enjoyed the book and was rooting for them to be able to be together. I really liked the prologue at the end of the book. That is soooo much better than just ending a story without knowing what happens to the people.
A steamy romance.......2006-02-08
Another great book by Susan Donovan. First let me say that I love this author and I really did enjoy this book, but unlike her other books I did have trouble with the premise of this book. Mostly, I don't like it when the main characters of a romance novel fall head-over-heels for each other with so little time and dialog between them. It is asking too much of a reader to believe in the story. However, despite the story being darn right unrealistic -- it was a well written story with great characters, and the romance was quite steamy! It didn't have the comedy feel like her other books, but it was still a great read. I couldn't put it down, and I can't wait for her next book to come out.
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This digital document is an article from Community College Week, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on November 12, 2001. The length of the article is 728 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The next major evolution may not be physical; it may not even be human! What if you and a few of your friends were the only people in the world with strong ESP powers? What if you also knew that literally overnight and without warning, everyone in the world would develop marvelous psychic powers? These powers would vary considerably from person-to-person in types of powers, number of powers, and amount of power for each type. Almost everyone would know other peoples' deepest thoughts and memories and many would be able to kill or destroy with a thought, conscious or unconscious. No controls, no mitigation, no reprieves! Would you try to stop it? Would you try to help it along? Would you run and hide? Or would you do something... else?
Customer Reviews:
Evolution has never stopped progressing.......2005-06-14
Evolution has never stopped progressing. The results in humans are now within the mind rather than obvious physical manifestations. What will happen though when more and more people come to realize that their mindful abilities make them superior to your average human being? In "Monkey 99" Michael Doyle Amspaugh offers a theory of widespread psychic knowledge and a story in which someone with great abilities attempts to control those who come into their own.
In the beginning we are led to believe that the people at the Institute are trying to prevent evil from taking over those who have abilities. Unfortunately, not everyone has this goal in mind. Sometimes the evil is within.
The focus group of characters includes those who are teachers and those who have been recruited into the institute based on their powers. They are invited in an abductive way, but nonetheless become willing participants in their training. Of course they would, for the alternative is to be frozen until a later date.
The plot of the book is at once futuristic yet current and is a twist of almost believable science fiction and fiction in the psychic/paranormal realm. It is an adventure story within the mind and full of action and intrigue. The book will get the reader thinking of the possibilities all the while giving an entertaining read.
I was impressed with the plot twists and the depth of characters. On the other hand I was distracted by numerous typos (though my inner editor always is.) "Monkey 99" is a good read with very minor flaws that are far outweighed by its positives.
Review by Heather Froeschl.
Captivating Innovative theme written in classic Sci-Fi style.......2005-06-01
As a Sci-Fi lover Monkey 99 hit the spot...innovative themes reminding me of Isaac Asimov or Ursla Le Guin yet written in the classic style reminisce of Robert Heimlein. Excellent villians/heros with captivating plot surprises, could not put it down. Believe it is destined to be a movie and cannot wait for the sequel!
Customer Reviews:
Best Book I Read Last Year!.......2007-09-25
When contemplating the Church and its mission, Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson have written an excellent resource. The authors identify an externally focused church as: "internally strong, but they are oriented externally." (p 17) They encourage church leaders to ask, "Whose lives are different because of this church?"
Christians ought to engage their communities "with truth and grace, good news and good deeds." (p 16) Believers need to be both salt and light. Here are four characteristics identified with externally focused churches:
1) They are convinced that good deeds and good news can't and shouldn't be separated.
2) They see themselves as vital to the health and well-being of their communities.
3) They believe that ministry and serving are the normal expressions of Christian living.
4) They are evangelistically effective. (pp 24-27)
Key Strategies of externally focused churches are:
1) Identify needs of their communities and start ministries or programs to meet those needs.
2) Partner with existing ministries or human-service agencies that are already accomplishing a shared mission in the community. (pp 29-30)
The Externally Focused Church is definitely the best book I read in 2006. I have highly recommended it to other pastors, leaders and church planters. It helps readers to discover practical ways to serve those in their cities or towns. This book also has a great section at the end of each chapter with something to think about, talk about, and act upon, plus sermon/message ideas.
Finally, here's their understanding of how good works and good news work together:
"Good deeds, in spite of all the wonderful things they can accomplish, are not sufficient to lead a person to saving faith in Jesus. Good works can be the bridge or the road, but they are not the saving message that crosses that bridge or travels that road. Good works are the complement but never the substitute for good news." (p 120)
Answer to prayer.......2007-05-17
Great book, great stories, great motivational stuff to get the Church catapulted from "in here" to "out there" where Jesus' people belong. Have been giving this out by the boxful for some years now. Jesus' Church needs dozens if not hundreds of more titles along these lines of doable, practical idea packed books. More Lord!
I have been praying for more books along these lines to be written for literally 25 years or more.
Thanks Rick and Eric for taking the time to write this glorious book. May millions be eventually purchased!
Steve Sjogren
Author, Pastor, Coach
Dangerously challenge your conventional Christianity.......2006-12-22
What if the unemployment rate were to rise above 10 percent? We would be in a crisis. Yet, when a church has 80 percent unemployment (with 20 percent active), it is viewed as normal. Remember that we are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works. "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." --Eph. 2:10. As Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson explain, the church should not be a hospice that prepares people to die; it should be a rehab center, preparing people to live. Two facts: 1) Christians do not grow unless they serve. "Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." --James 2:17. 2) Your community needs you. This book is packed with examples of how real-life people have discovered how to use their gifts to encounter Christ by serving in their community. The two dimensions of Christian living -- proclaiming the Good News and demonstrating good deeds - are balanced in the evangelistic church that moves beyond its four walls.
"Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." - Hebrews 10:24
The Externally Focused Church.......2006-03-15
We purchased this book because we have a strong desire to reach our community for Christ. God has been stirring our hearts for sometime to get outside the walls and become essential to our community. The Externally Focused Church gives clear direction on developing ministries outside the walls and cautions about what not to do. It is the best book I have read to date on outreach and I highly recommend it.
The Externally Focused Church.......2006-02-24
A fantastic book about how the church must get out of it's walls and engage the local community. Not by handing out tracts and standing on street corners waving it's Bibles, but by acts of kindness to show that the church cares about the future of the community. There are also examples from externally focused churches on how they get involved with local projects, the business community and schools to help improve the community. All with no strings attached. This way, onlookers will see a servant church that is not just focused on their congregation. The book also discusses how to set up a community ministry and having a community minister on staff go out work with the 24/7 people to meet community needs and set up projects for volunteer's from the church. It's the future of the growing churches.
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